What a Night! First World Problems

Well this is a first for me to write a post from my phone. 

What a night! 

A huge storm came through brisbane. Luckily I didn't get hit by it. Some of my friends on my personal facebook were posting photos and videos of the storm in the city. It was crazy. When I get home I will find a way to post the video of one of them on here. The wind and the rain, one of my friends actually got hit by a hail stone I think. 

That being said, I was on my way to work when all of this was occurring. Now usually I know how long it normally takes for me to get to work from certain areas. At this area, I knew it would take me less then 15 mins to get to work. So I'm thinking to myself, yeah alright I will get to work in plenty of time. Without any knowledge that a huge hold up was just up the highway from where I was. Two highways from what I could see had huge traffic jams. Remember how I said it would only take me 15 mins to get to work from that point? Well it ended up taking me an hour and 15 minutes to get to work. In stop go traffic. Omg! I was going crazy. I called my friend up and she told me that a transformer exploded either from getting hit by the lightening or a car hit it. One petrol station was closed for this reason. Now that was very bad news for me. I had my petrol light on and my car was desperate to be filled up. In the situation all you can really do is laugh. No point getting angry and upset. So that's just what I did. I laughed. I then got in contact with my supervisor after a few attempts and asked what --

--just got some petrol-- 

Okay so I asked what was going on and she said that we have no power at work. By this point I'm like I'm still going to work. Finally I rocked up to work and it's all pitch black and all the guests from the motel rooms are in the restaurant having drinks. That's all we can give to them. Serving by candlelight and torches. We also had a 3 course dinner function for 70 people. Apparently the power wasn't going to come back on till 730 then it changed to 830 and now it's not till 2am. One of the supervisors sent me and another person home. Luckily I just made it to the petrol station before I don't know what I would do if I broke down in the middle of traffic. Oh yea and now I'm stuck in traffic. Let's see how long this will take me to get home. It's alright I have Doritos and a bottle of water to snack on. Would have been better if it was redbull. I asked the guy behind the counter at the petrol station if he knew what was going on. He said one of the main roads has no power and is flooded and something about rolled trucks. What a night hey. Steph all you can do is laugh. Just laugh it off. 

I just saw a tree on top of a car. The car is okay the tree is not. 

Right now it is 7.55pm. 

- 8.25pm And reached the area where the traffic started on the way. Not bad. 

Update (11.22am Friday): Went into work this morning and the power was still out. Now the estimate time is at 2pm. We served cereal and fruit to guests. I can tell you it was a long morning.  

Summer Vibes & Essentials ☀

I look ridiculous right now. I am about to write a post about summer and sunshine and its currently storming. 

Hey. Hows it going? 

It is getting closer to christmas which means closer to summer here in Australia. To get in the spirit for all my southern hemisphere followers, I have assembled a few inspirational pointers to get us all excited for the season. 

1// Summer is approaching which means longer days and warmer nights 

2// Beach parties. Bonfire parties. Any sort of outdoor event. Slap on your shoes and shorts and live the night away. And preferably a top of some sort, a bikini.

3// Festivals. We have Soundwave coming up in February in Melbourne. 

4// Watermelon. I think watermelon is the perfect summer fruit along side mangoes. Omg I love mangoes! The fruit is so juicy and refreshing and you can make shakes, punches, smoothies or anything that has the ingredient in it. 

5// Bike rides. Along side a beach = perfection. Theres nothing better then the feeling of the wind whipping through your hair, the taste of your hair in your mouth that when you stop you have a crows nest on top of your head, as you ride along. You don't even have to be a pro at bike riding. As long as you can control the direction your riding, balance, and stop, you are all good to go. 

6// Sunglasses. Without them you would be blind from that hot summer sun. Plus its a super cute accessory.

7// Beach. I am so excited to be able to go down to the beach and have a swim in the ocean without freezing. Personally, I love australian beaches. We have amazing "sand" - is that too weird to say? - and surf. I love that while the temperature is really hot the surf is warm also. Unlike in Europe, when I went there in June and I basically froze my nipples off from the ice cold water in hot weather. No logic. 

8// Sunscreen. Or is it sun cream? I had to learn this the hard way. I went to the beach couple of weeks back and it was one of those breezy days. I couldn't physically feel how hot the sun was because of the wind that I may have accidentally put sunscreen on my back and later came back home looking like a legit back lobster. My front was fine. Lesson learnt. Remember to slip slop and slap. 

9// Lip Balm. I hate having chapped dry lips so I use maybelline baby lips continuously. The baby lips are so moisturising plus they smell pretty good.  

These are a few of my top vibes and essentials. There a probably a whole heap more of essentials I have skipped out on. 

If you would like to know my beauty essentials for summer please comment below. For my northern hemisphere followers, what are your winter essentials? What are you looking forward to the most in December? 

P.S Do my posts look better with a larger font size?

Till next time, 

How Is It That Time Of Year..Again?

It is currently just after 11.30pm and I have been thinking a lot about the past year. First off, I cannot believe we are already in November. It is almost christmas and I have to admit I have done zero --zip zilch-- of shopping. 

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Lets take it back and remember the good 'ol times.  

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"...this time last year I was so excited to be going overseas in 7 months!" 
"...I spent my summer at home and no time at the beach" 
"...I made my ritual trifle for christmas"
"...I worked my butt off in March when my colleague went overseas" 
"...I celebrated my birthday on an airplane"
"...I had zero sleep the night before my birthday also being the day I boarded my flight" 
"...I had a jumble of nerves and emotions" 
"...I flew overseas BY MYSELF and back safely" 
"...I was actually in Paris and walked on the steps of the eiffel tower" (got a kiss right in front of it)
"...I was in 15 different countries over the 5 week span" 
"...I saw my grandparents again for the first time in 4 years"
"...I have been back in the country for 4 months" 

That's a lot of facts that happened in the year that flew by so quickly. I believe the years are just going to go by faster and faster the older you get. My theory behind it is because you have more shit to get done during the day. 

Lets take a break and have a kit kat 
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◇ Have ventured out to the beach three times this spring/summer and loving it 
◇ Purchased a new car and I'm seriously in love with it (blog post?) 
◇ Started decorating a planner I am going to use next year.. underline it and bold it! I AM
◇ Coming to the end of the year, work is being super quiet so no shifts ☹ 
◇ Thinking about my career, a lot 

Alright, so thats everything that's been happening in my life lately. I have a few 
ideas of what I would like to accomplish at the beginning of next year. 

Fast Forward to the better times 
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→ Enrolled in the course I've been having my eye on to take me a step further to what I want       to do and then I can start my own business 

OR

→ Jump started my career working for an amazing company as an event manager/planner 

How has the year been for you so far? Is there moments you wish you could rewind back to? Comment below if you would like to see a post about my new car or a recap of the kiss in front of the eiffel tower. Swoon! 

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Kikki K Time Planner ☆

I've never used one before but I have been obsessed with planners lately. 
I've been keeping my eye on the Erin Condren planners and been adding it to my shopping cart online, numerous of times. I love how you're able to customise it to your liking and been looking at countless videos on youtube how others have customised theirs. 

But.. 
Knew there was a but in there somewhere, am I right? 

But since the planner is from America, shipping price is ridiculously expensive. 
Coming to a total of $132. That is excessive just for a book. 

After having a quick browse on the internet I came across the company Kikki K and they are Australian. (ships worldwide) Bonus points! I had a quick look on their website and couldn't decide on the size so I decided to go into the store and have a look. 

I ended up picking up the large lilac and gold time planner. Isn't it gorgeous?
I love the gold diamonds and detail inside the planner and the elastic band securing the planner together. 

As you open the planner up this is what you see. You have access to heaps of pockets on the side as well as a zipper to store any stickers or tabs you might use in your planner. It also came with a "2015 live it love it" card. 

The time planner has set tabs whilst the personal planner you can write whatever tabs you like.

This is the spread of the monthly view. I like how it gives you a lot of space to write and can decorate with washi tape and stickers. 

I prefer a weekly view spread over a daily spread as it allows you to see whats happening in the week  and it makes planning so much easier. The five days of the week has heaps of room to write in whilst the weekends are split in two. 

Bonus tab in the planner is the expenses. I most likely won't be using this section of the planner as I have purchased a Budget Book from the Kikki K line. 

Ending with a pad of notepaper at the back to jot down any thoughts or ideas I may think of. Also it comes with a pen loop to attach your pen to. 

I'm not quite sure how I am going to decorate my planner but I will definitely do an updated post in the future. The planner is made from real leather and feels sturdy. Additionally, Kikki K supplies monthly and weekly refills for the different size planners, saving you money instead of buying a whole new planner every year.

Will you be buying a planner for next year? How do you like to decorate your planners? Have you tried the Kikki K range before? 

Till next time,